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Updating Preventive Care: Cancer Screening

11/9/2026
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Updating Preventive Care: Cancer Screening

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Target Audience
This activity is targeted toward primary care physicians and advanced providers.

Statement of Need
This podcast explores recent advances in cancer screening that are reshaping preventive care in primary practice. Through focused discussion of breast, lung, and colorectal cancer screening guidelines and emerging multi‑cancer blood tests, it aims to help primary care clinicians understand evolving evidence, navigate new technologies, and apply guideline‑aligned strategies to improve early cancer detection and follow‑up.

Objectives 

  1. Summarize current evidence-based screening guidelines for breast, lung, and colorectal cancer.
  2. Identify appropriate patient selection criteria and recommended screening intervals for breast, lung and colorectal cancer.
  3. Discuss the role of patient education in improving cancer screening uptake.

Moderator
Joseph M. Flynn, D.O., MPH, FACP
Medical Oncologist
Physician-in-Chief
Norton Cancer Institute
Chief Administrative Officer
Norton Medical Group
Louisville, Kentucky

Speaker
Christina M. Breit, M.D.
Internist
Norton Community Medical Associates - Mallard Creek
Executive Medical Director of Primary Care
Norton Healthcare
Louisville, Kentucky

Planners, Moderator and Speaker Disclosure  
The planners, moderator and speaker of this activity do not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Commercial Support  
There was no commercial support for this activity. 

Physician Credits
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Resources for Additional Study/References
Visualization-driven digital technologies in oncology: current applications, technological advances, and future directions
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42694739/

Advancing equitable breast cancer screening: the role of patient-centered education, community outreach, and accessible care pathways
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42617467/

 

Date of Original Release | Nov 2026; Information is current as of the time of recording.
Course Termination Date | Nov 2028
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or [email protected]

Norton Healthcare, a not for profit health care system, is a leader in serving adult and pediatric patients throughout Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. More information about Norton Healthcare is available at NortonHealthcare.com.

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